The initialism was originally a bit of shipbuilder marketing—and now there are many different kinds of ship designations.

From combating pirates and defending air attacks, to delivering humanitarian aid, these high-tech Type 45 destroyers are the pride of the naval fleet.” ...

The Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability (MEWSIC) will be integrated onto Type 26 and Type 31 frigates, ...

The Astute-class hunter-killer submarine planned to be called HMS Agincourt will now be HMS Achilles. One of the Royal Navy’s seven Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine moves through ...

HMS Diamond, which is based in Portsmouth, is a Type 45 destroyer and has 240 sailors, including a Royal Marines boarding team. Talks between the council, Oxfordshire's Lord Lieutenant and the ...

the Yantar didn’t remain on station for any longer period and was closely escorted throughout its journey by the Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset and the River class offshore patrol vessel HMS Tyne.

The nuclear-powered HMS Astute emerged from the depths after the Kremlin ‘shadow fleet’ vessel was caught close to UK undersea cables. Defence Secretary John Healey revealed the incident for ...

An RAF maritime patrol aircraft, alongside HMS Cattistock, HMS Tyne and RFA Proteus, shadowed her every move. The Yantar's crew eventually complied with a 'polite' warning issued by the submarine ...

On that occasion, the Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond was reportedly responsible for shooting ... so short on sailors that it is reportedly having to decommission two Type 23 class frigates to staff its ...

The incident involving an Astute-class attack submarine occurred in November ... RAF maritime patrol aircraft, minehunter HMS Cattistock, offshore patrol vessel HMS Tyne and surveillance ship ...